Oak Bluffs School Advisory Council Our school council is a representative, school building-based committee composed of the principal, parents, teachers, and community members pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 71, Section 59C. Our school council has a role in shaping the policies and programs of the school. Primarily, we are charged with four major areas of responsibility. 1 - Adopting educational goals for the Oak Bluffs School that are consistent with local educational policies and statewide student performance standards.2 - Identifying the educational needs of our students.3 – Reviewing our annual school budget.4 – Formulating school improvement plan goals.The following are some initiatives and areas of need that our school advisory council has shaped and addressed: Budget recommendations

The creation of school improvement plan goals

Increasing the security of our building

Initiating a maintenance and upgrade schedule for our facility

Technology hardware upgrade

School Climate and Culture

Clarifying Honor Roll requirements

Initiation of our EPGY program

Improving Communication

The Oak Bluffs School Advisory Council’s present membership includes staff members Richie Smith, Jeri Brown, Maya Moran, and Megan Farrell; parents Joe Jims, Bridget Mello, and Nora Dyke; and community member John Cummings. I can’t emphasize enough, the thanks that I extend to these members and to past members Anne Davey, Deborah Hammett, and Michael Hoyt, for their passion and hard work in helping to shape our school’s direction. The Oak Bluffs School Advisory Council is seeking two additional parent representatives, beginning this year for a three-year term. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Oak Bluffs School at 4:00PM. I encourage anyone who wishes to join us on the school advisory council to please call me at 508-693-0951, or email me at Rsmith@mvyps.org to announce your intentions to run for this position or with any questions regarding the vacancy. Details will follow for all prospective candidates. Thank you for your time and efforts spent on behalf of our school community. Sincerely, Richie SmithConselho Consultivo Escolar do Oak BluffsNosso Conselho escolar é um representante, a comissão de baseado na escola composta pelo diretor, os pais, professores e membros da comunidade em conformidade de Leis Gerais de Massachusetts Capítulo 71, Seção 59C. Nosso Conselho escolar tem um papel na definição das políticas e programas da escola. Primeiramente, temos a responsabilidade de quatro grandes áreas de responsabilidade. 1 - A adoção de metas educacionais para a Escola de Oak Bluffs que são consistentes com as políticas educativas locais e os padrões de desempenho dos alunos em todo o estado.2 - Identificar as necessidades educacionais dos nossos alunos. 3 - Rever o nosso orçamento anual da escola. 4 - Formulação de metas do plano de melhoria da escola. A seguir, algumas iniciativas e áreas de necessidade que o nosso Conselho Consultivo Escolar formou e dirigiu: Recomendações de orçamento